Baker

Dobbies Garden Centres; Carlisle; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 27,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave

Store discounts

Access to Stream payroll advances

Retail Trust support

Dobbies Academy

Thriving team culture

Job summary

Dobbies Garden Centres is seeking a Bakery team member in Carlisle to prepare and present bakery items to a high standard. You will work closely with the restaurant team, ensure food hygiene practices, and adapt to dietary requirements.

The role emphasizes a passion for quality food, strong organisation, and teamwork in a busy environment, with opportunities to develop skills through our academy and wellbeing programs.

Qualifications

• Experience as a Baker with production at volume.
• Understanding of food hygiene and safety principles.
• Excellent organisation and time management.
• Passion for delivering high-quality food and customer service.

Responsibilities

• Prepare a range of bakery items to a high quality, including bakery to go for the food hall.
• Ensure operation complies with health and safety and food hygiene requirements.
• Work with the restaurant team to present items to a high standard for customers.
• Develop knowledge of dietary requirements and allergen handling.

Skills

Team player

Confident communicator

Baker experience

Food safety awareness

Education

Food safety qualification

Job description

Our Bakers play an essential role in delivering an exceptional customer experience across our Restaurants - delivering tasty treats, ensuring food hygiene and maintaining high operational standards.

Responsibilities

• Preparing a range of our bakery items to a high quality - including bakery to go for the food hall
• Ensuring operation is compliant with statutory requirements such as health & safety and food hygiene
• Working alongside the restaurant team to ensure your customers are presented with their items to a high standard
• Developing your knowledge of dietary requirements, allergens and health & safety

Who We Are Looking For

• You are passionate about all things food and delivering the best possible experience for our customers
• A team player and confident communicator who is eager to learn new skills and gain new experiences
• Flourish in a busy, fast-paces environment
• Experience working as a Baker with successful delivery of production at volume
• Excellent organisation skills with enthusiasm to get things done well
• Relevant food safety qualifications would be ideal
• Can demonstrate our values at all times - we're one team, getting better everyday. We bring a smile. We live and breathe gardens. We make it work for our customers

What We Offer

• Generous annual leave entitlement. Use your holidays when you want with limited statutory days off required
• Treat yourself with generous uncapped discount across our stores with 50% off in our Restaurants, 25% off in the Garden Centre and 10% off in our food halls
• Access to Stream – support your financial wellbeing, with ability to access earnings ahead of pay day, save for the future and financial advice
• Access to Retail Trust – seek confidential support, access to a virtual GP, free counselling service and discounted retail rewards with our employee wellbeing platform
• Access to Dobbies Academy – continue your development with our eLearning platform and development programmes
• Thriving culture; the Dobbies team are passionate, diverse and committed to making it work for our customers

About Us

At Dobbies, we’re proud to have a history dating back to 1865. We were founded by James Dobbie and are the only garden centre retailer to have stores in every nation across the UK.

Our passion and joy for gardens and plants is what makes us special. In our stores, we showcase this through own brand and branded products, concession partners and services. We champion garden living all-year-round.

Many of our stores feature a restaurant or coffee shop, where customers can enjoy refreshments or meals in a relaxed and welcoming environment.

We offer a calendar of events and experiences that bring people and communities together, and we have a national charity partner that both our colleagues and customers raise money for.

We’re committed to being a great place to work. We’re one team and we encourage our colleagues to be the best version of themselves, every day; to share their wins and celebrate success. Together, we make it work for our customers.